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Really sad news. Jeremy Hardy was one of the first comedians I ever saw live. My mum took me to see him in Chester when I was about 15, he was hugely respected & one of the acts nobody ever had a bad word about.

He is, along with the Tiger Lillies, one of only two acts I've seen cause a mass walk-out at Jersey Opera House, after﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ a couple of anti-monarchy and anti-military gags.

Love the Lillies, me!

Jeremy Hardy was a wonderful man. I remember at one gig he was telling the story of when he was doing an anti racism benefit gig and on after him was a former NF member giving a speech. When the guy was introduced he got a massive ovation for renouncing his old ways and it dawned on Jeremy that this guy got a rapturous reception for not beating up blacks any more.

“Hang on, he’s getting the biggest cheer of the night for stopping being racist. I’ve never hit anyone and I didn’t get that applause, maybe I should have”